Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-05-05
Attention. Wool Growers of Ohio.

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Democratic organ of Ohio, published
yesterday the following editorial. 1t is
evidently from the pen of the leading
editor and we republish it in order that
the wool men of Ohio may see with
what malignity and falsehood Demo.
cratic leaders are pursuing them and
their interests:
The woOlgrower is awakening from a
troubled sleep to the fact that his in.
dustry is not so far above all others, that
II must be upheld and protected to the
injury or destruction of other industries.
The reduction of the tariff on wool and
the wTangle that ensued are still fresh
in our minds. The New England man>
ufacturers asked it and got it. The
manufacturers wanted the benefit of
protection and got it in this slice of leg
iSlatiOD by having raw wool admitted
at low rate of duty and the tariff on
manufactured wool kept at the high
rate. The Ohio woolgrower raves be-
cause he does not get his share of the
spoils coming from the robbery of the
people that wear woolens, who, num-
0ered with the manufacturers and
growers, are as thousands to one. The
people in general are not much interest
ed in this fight over robbers spoils. Now
another howl comes from theOhio wool
grower. He has found that the indus.
try on the Pacific coast has Outstripped
it in Ohio. The wOolgrowers there have
asked the interstate commerce commits
sion to waive the short-haul clause in
thair haf ohoa n,
rates across the continent to the Eastern
markets. The advance of the season
there enables the clip from that place
to get into The Eastern market before
the OHIO sheep are shorn. The Ohio
wOolgrOwer protests. He wants his
brother on the Pacific coast shut out of
his market. See what this protective
idea leads to- The New England mans
ufacturer declares that he mast have
cheap wool to keep his factories going
make wool cloth in competition with
foreign wooden manufacturers. The
Ohio woolgrower demands restoration
of duties that will keep out the foreign
importer and high rate for transport
ing wool across the continent in order
to shut out the California woolgrower,
while the California woolgrower de
mands low rates for transportation so
that he may reach the Eastern market
and compete there with both the import
er and the Ohio woolgrower.
Ohio woolgrowers have not protested
against cheap rates for transportation of
wool from the West. They do not want
the Pacific coast woolgrower shut out of
the market The present condition of
things presents another pressing reason
for the prompt restoration of the tariff
on wool. Transportation on wool from
California to Boston is greater than
from Australia or South America to
Boston, and that with the low rate of
6ut5 NOW WastaFirzr1vz-s5--,---~'I -1su- SfTe
constructed decisions leaning toward
free trade of a Democratic secretary of
the treasury, dooms the industry west
of the Mississippi, over which misfor-
tune the Democratic organ seems to
gloat. 1t desires the wool industry of
the world to be in the hands of its Eng
glish free trade allies rather than the
citizens of this republic. Unless the
wages of American labor can be reduced
to level with wages of the pauper la
bor of England. it wants England to do
the work of wool raising and wool man
ufacturing and to control the markets
for US. Its sympathies are intensely
English. Note these choice expressions:
"Tbe Ohio woolgrower is awaking from
troubled sleep;" "The wrangle still
fresh" "Ohio woolgrower raves because
he does not get his share of the robbery;"
interested in this fight over robbers
spoils;" another howl from Ohio wool
growers" "Obio woolgrower protests,
wants Pacific coast shut out" etc.
Those interested in the industries of
Ohio, and especially the 93.400 WOOL
growers. can see what is before them
and prepare to meet it. The friends of
the most prominent candidate for Gov.
ernor on the Democratic ticket have
sent circulars all over the state advoca-
ting his nomination on freetrade platr
form so that be can challenge the Re-
publican nominee to debate the question
of protection and free trade. We hope
they will succeed. We invite his nomi-
nation and this issue. The woolgrOw-
ers and the laborers generally in this
state will have something to say at the
November election O.S. Journal, April
2Sd.